More than half of the surveyed investors pay attention to ESG policies when choosing a P2P platform, according to an update shared by Robo.cash.
Almost one in four invest in “green” platforms, the team at Robocash reveals.
Robo.cash conducted a survey “among European P2P investors about the importance of ESG in investing.” The idea was “to find out how their opinion on the topic has changed since last year.”
The survey showed “that investor attitudes towards ESG initiatives vary widely.”
The percentage of those “who consider the impact of the ESG policy on investment as positive has slightly increased (+1.3% compared to 2022).” On the other hand, “the number of those who see more negative aspects has grown as well (from 2.8% to 6.0%).”
The share of investors “who pay attention to the ESG policy when choosing a P2P platform remained unchanged (52%).” However, the share of those “who do not take this criterion into account increased (from 40 to 44%).”
In general, the awareness of the topic “is growing. 56% of respondents noted that ESG initiatives of P2P platforms can become an incentive for investment (last year there were 53%).”
As the most important areas of influence, climate and resources “continue to lead.”
As noted in a blog post by Robo.cash, 26% of respondents said “they invest in ‘green’ P2P platforms.”
It is noteworthy that during a recent analysis of the European continental P2P landscape, Robo.cash experts found “that 23% of the entire business segment was focused exclusively on work in the areas of Green Energy, Ecology, ESG, Sustainability.”
As covered, Robocash Group recently commented on their latest audited financial statements for 2021-2022.
Natalya Ischenko, CEO of Robocash Group, also spoke about the platform’s first results for 2023 and “shared the Group’s immediate plans.”
As noted in a blog post by Robo.cash, there were around 30,000 investors in total. And €600 M worth of loans were purchased.
Natalya commented on the situation with the loan volume:
“We are currently considering launching new products in existing and new markets. Our standards require a market analysis, therefore, we have temporarily reduced the amount of funding from the platform. It is expected that the current level of the loan supply will continue for at least the next two months.”
Robocash Group has recently “shared the audited special purpose consolidated financial statements for 2021-2022.”
The new report features Robocash PTE LTD and its subsidiaries located in Central Asia, Europe and Asia Pacific Region. Zaymer RU is “not included in the reporting figures anymore,” Natalya noted.